![]() ![]() ![]() The super natural seemed to die with them and any fear or awe of the presence of God was replaced with form, customs, ritual and impressive construction projects. It cannot be surprising though, after all, this is how the church became mainstream all those centuries ago. Naturally I am speaking of the spiritual deadness of the church. The hand of God touched great men and woman and helped shape revival in times when the church was all but dead. It is interesting though, that as we study the history of the church, it is the periods of non-conformity that are marked with the super-natural. This of course is not new, for throughout history the church has faced this struggle, generation after generation. We don't want to appear fringe and our need for acceptance has placed a lot of pressure on churches today to conform to a more supple image. In our mainstream Christian culture today there seems to be a need to not be too controversial. ![]()
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